calypsus_1 wrote: 

or the HD (studio) version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q&feature=share&list=UUmcjOnFmIlg-LqTocHbQkFw

 ThePoose wrote:  
Interesting!  Thirty five years ago, I wore banjo picks on my two bass-plucking fingers to achieve better "attack" at the front end of the note.  Banjo picks are metal fingernail coverings — but I wore them backwards, covering the pads of my fingers.  Made a nice click when I plucked a string, and accentuated the treble string vibrations.

This song reminds me of everything good, bad, and ugly about the 80s. And for that, I love it!

Hinkamp wrote:

That's deliberate. I read an interview in which PG said this song was intended as a parody of the kind of ham-fisted cocksure pop songs that were big at the time, as if that's changed. I mean, the name "Sledgehammer" itself is pretty telling.

ThePoose wrote:

Actually, it's my primary golf swing thought.

Right on! PG is at his funkiest when he's singing about his naughty bits. See also: "Steam," "Kiss That Frog," "It," "Counting Out Time."

Love the bass in this. Levin knows how to play.

DrLex wrote:

And that's pretty much ALL that I remember of that show.

I don't understand someone downrating a song because it's "overplayed." That's like saying "everybody likes it, so it's bad." That doesn't make any sense.

It's either a good song or it isn't. This is a good song, IMO.

this is such a silly song compared to his other work ...

A song I never get tired of hearing. Dance, chicken! DANCE!

...i believe the term you're looking for is funkadelic...

crowhog2000 wrote:

I too bow to the PG idol but this song could be retired, you know like a ball players jersey that you only pull out now and again to reflect. The Dead retired songs . . .

overplayed or not-this is nothing but a great homage to soul songs of the 60's...otis redding could have sang this. staxlike!

Tony Levin is friggin' awesome. The bass in this song, and all of this album, is just SICK.

monanotlisa wrote:

Sorry, after at least 3 posts on this song alone, I'm still not clear about your feelings about Peter Gabriel...

Shesdifferent wrote:

Oh, thank you: an emphatic YES!

an easy sucko-barfo addition!

ThePoose wrote:

I had a pair of those Funk fingers for a while - Tony was selling them from his website. They were fun as hell! Though one day I lost them and was sad. Then again, I sure looked goofy when I used them!

awesome video to this tune - all this fun claymation going on. vintage mtv stuff.

ThePoose wrote:

Cool,thanks for the post.

Shesdifferent wrote:

But Peter is pretty much godlike, you have to worship gods every now and then.

There is far TOO much Peter Gabriel played on this station as it is.

felix_the_man wrote:I try. But I often find it impossible to hear the "groove" over the whiny and repetitive vocals.

Mudbog wrote:

Bassist Tony Levin, along with Peter himself and the drummer who came up with the idea, and a technician who implemented the design, first used his ''Funk Fingers'' on this LP. FF are truncated drumsticks that attach to the index and middle fingers of the non-fret hand to strike the strings of the bass.

runaway wrote:
There should be 2 ratings. One for the intrinsic quality of the song, and one for those people who forgot there's a power or mute button on radios.

felix_the_man wrote:

I was about to say this song has the biggest bass and whatever else you can say about it (overplayed, etc.) it still thumps my heart with every beat.

It has a great video

Quit whining you guys. This song has the baddest bass lines by the inimitable Tony Levin!! Just go with the groove!!